WSDOT Ferries Division (WSF)

Passenger Fares
Passenger fares are generally round trip with the exception of the Port Townsend/Coupeville route and all International sailings to Sidney, British Columbia. We offer seniors (65+), persons with disabilities and passengers with a Medicare card, or other eligibility verification, travel at half the regular passenger fare rate. We offer special rates for youth 6-18 years of age. Children, 0-5 travel free. 

One Regional Card for All (ORCA)
ORCA E-purse may be used at WSF locations, except Sidney, to pay for passenger fares, vehicle fares, surcharges, and multi-ride products through Wave2Go.
 
WSF Monthly Passenger passes can be loaded onto your ORCA card and have unlimited usage for the calendar month.

Use your ORCA card at the tollbooth or turnstile, or on the handheld reader, prior to boarding the ferry to pay your fare. If your card is loaded with an E-purse the fare will be deducted from your card. If you have a WSF Monthly Passenger pass, valid for the ferry service, the reader will recognize your pass as valid fare payment for the designated calendar month. 

WSF Monthly passes may be loaded on adult ORCA cards only. Due to youth and senior passengers already receiving a discounted fare, the WSF Monthly Pass may not be loaded. Youths/Seniors that would like to purchase a WSF Monthly Pass must do so on an adult ORCA card or purchase a separate Wave2Go product.


Vehicle Fares
Our vehicle fares are based on a vehicle’s length, height, and width, as well as the distance you will be traveling on board our ferry. For Example: The fare for a car towing a boat or trailer is based on the length of the car and the trailer or boat combined. Vehicles with bikes stowed on the roof will be charged an overheight surcharge. Most vehicle fares are one-way with the exception of the San Juan Islands and Vashon Island routes, which are round trip fares. 

Vehicle Size Category Changes
A new vehicle size fare category is now available for cars less than 14 feet. This new fare category intends to encourage small car use to maximize the use of ferry deck space. This fare change will be phased in over three years, starting with the fare set at 90 percent of the standard vehicle fare on October 1, 2011, and then set at 80 percent of the standard vehicle fare on May 1, 2012, and finally set at 70 percent of the standard vehicle fare in 2013 (phase three subject to future Commission approval).
 A new category has been established for smaller vehicles under 14 feet (168 inches) in length. Please check your owners manual before purchasing the small car fare.
Also, the standard vehicle size is redefined as 14 to under 22 feet changing the current maximum length for a standard vehicle which was previously under 20 feet.


Capital Surcharge
Effective Oct. 1, 2011 fares include a systemwide surcharge of 25 cents per fare. The surcharge is required by law and is dedicated to funding WSF vessel replacement. The 25 cent surcharge is assessed on every ticket issued, whether a one-way or roundtrip fare. Multi-ride and monthly passes reflect the total per-ticket price.

Peak Season Surcharge
During the ferry system’s busiest months, a Peak Season surcharge is in effect for vehicles and drivers paying full fare, except for customers utilizing the frequent user multi-ride cards. The peak season is in effect from May 1 through September 30.

Pre-purchase Tickets
WSF encourages all of our customers to pre-purchase their fares prior to arrival at the ferry terminal. Single, full fare tickets for both passengers and a driver and vehicle can be purchased online and printed on a personal printer up to 90 days in advance of travel. Buy your tickets at our Wave2Go store.   

Discounts for Frequent Users
WSF provides discounts to our frequent users. Wave2Go multi-ride cards offer a 20% discount for passengers and a 20-45% discount for vehicles and drivers depending on the season. A monthly ferry passenger pass offers a 20% discount or more depending on the number of uses. The Wave2Go passenger monthly pass is limited to 31 round trips per month and can be used from the first day of the month to the last day of the month.

Wave2Go Multi-Ride Cards
Multi-ride cards provide travel for 20 one-way trips or 10 round trips and are good for 90 days from the date of purchase, except for the San Juan Islands vehicle cards, which contain 5 round trips. Multi-ride cards are non-refundable. These can be purchased online at our Wave2Go store  and printed at home, purchased at the terminal tollbooths and kiosks inside the terminals. Multi-ride cards, both for passengers and for vehicle and driver, can be used more than once on the same sailing. Monthly passenger passes can be used only one time per sailing.

Monthly ferry passenger passes can be purchased online at our Wave2Go store and printed at home. Also at the terminal tollbooths, kiosks and at specific retail locations  from the 15th of the month to the 4th of the following month.

Youth
Children under 6 years of age travel free. The youth fare, ages 6-18, is discounted 20% over the full passenger fare.  It is not available online or at a kiosk as proof of eligibility may be required at time of purchase.

Fare Collection Points
This chart shows the point of fare collection for each route for passengers and vehicles. All passenger fares and round trip vehicle fares are paid westbound only unless indicated.

School Groups/Chartered Buses
For information on special rates and authorizations for school groups and chartered buses and group sales, please call 511 or 206-464-6400.

Carpool/Vanpool Preferential Loading
Commuter carpools and vanpools registered with WSF are eligible for preferential loading privileges. Registered vanpools do not pay the vehicle/driver fare, only fares for passengers.

Accepted Forms of Payment
VISA, MasterCard, American Express and Discover Cards as well as debit cards are accepted at all terminals. WSF does not accept unsigned credit cards. All terminals accept cash and traveler’s checks. WSF does not accept checks for fare payment. WSF accepts most transit vouchers (available from local transit companies to businesses throughout the Puget Sound). The ORCA card is accepted for fare payment using E-purse or the Monthly Pass product.

Payment Issues
Receipts are to be issued for all sales. If no receipt is issued, or there is a discrepancy, please call 206-515-3460 or send a description of the transaction:

Attn: Operations, Revenue Control
WSDOT Ferries Division (WSF)
2901 Third Avenue, Suite 500
Seattle, WA 98121-3014

Persons with Disabilities
Persons with disabilities may travel at half the regular passenger fare rate if proper proof of disability is presented. Acceptable ID includes the Regional Reduced Fare Permit (RRFP), Medicare card, Ferries Disability Travel Permit, or other identification which establishes disability. In the case of a driver with disabilities, only the passenger portion of the fare is reduced, not the vehicle portion. If a customer with disabilities requires attendant care and has proof via physician certification, they can get an endorsement on their RRFP or a Ferry Disability Permit allowing the attendant to travel as a passenger for free. For information on the RRFP call 206-205-9185, for the Ferry Disability Permit call 1-888-808-7977.

Senior Citizens (65+)
Passengers and drivers 65+ may travel at half the regular passenger fare rate if proof of age is presented. In the case of the senior driver, only the passenger portion of the fare is reduced, not the vehicle portion. This fare is not available online or at a kiosk as proof of eligibility may be requested at the booth upon purchase.

ReValue Products
Frequent users may choose to utilize one of our ReValue products, cards that are automatically replenished online and are valid for 90 days or until all rides have been used. This service is managed by the customer online and the fares are charged to the customer’s credit card. Each time the card is revalued the customer is notified via email.

Seniors or customer with disabilities can also order a ReValue passenger card online. The card has 5 senior or disabilities passenger rides.

Peak Season Surcharge
During the ferry system’s busiest months, a Peak Season surcharge is in effect for vehicles and drivers paying full fare, except for customers utilizing the frequent user multi-ride cards. The peak season is in effect from May 1 through September 30. 

Sidney, B.C. to Anacortes
Fares collected in Sidney, B.C. are one-way through to Anacortes, but allow eastbound stop-offs in the San Juan Islands at no additional charge. Customers not sailing to Anacortes can purchase a round trip fare from Sidney to the San Juans.

Half Fare promotional fares apply to both recreational vehicles and buses. Commercial trucks are not included in the promotional fare. Canadian currency is not accepted at US Ports.

Reservations
Reservations are taken for International travel to and from Sidney, B.C. and Port Townsend/Coupeville and can be made online or by calling 511 or 206-464-6400. There is no reservation fee for International travel. However, a deposit is taken, by credit card, and applied to the fare at the time of travel. Reservation deposits vary by season and are non-refundable.

Reservations for the Port Townsend/Coupeville route can be made online or by calling 1-888-808-7977. There is no charge for reservations on this route.

Schedule / Fare Information
206-464-6400 (in Seattle or from out-of-state)
888-808-7977 (WA & BC only)
511 (WA)

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Information
This schedule may be obtained in alternative forms by calling 206-515-3460, or one of the schedule information numbers above.

Persons who are deaf or hard of hearing may access Washington State Telecommunications Relay Service by dialing 711 (WA) and asking to be connected to 206-515-3460.